Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority -

Promote and enhance environmental education and awareness through formal, non-formal and informal systems by means of:
- Workshops, trainings, seminars
- Disseminating varieties of awareness raising printed materials such as magazines, brochures, leaflets, posters etc?
- Electronic media such as TV, Radio etc.
- Integration of environmental issues in the educational systems at all levels.
Encourage the participation and efforts of all takeholders engaged in environmental protection and management to bring attitudinal and behavioral change of the general public for the resolution of environmental problems of the country.
Major Responsibilities are to:
- Raise environmental awareness of the general public on the interactions among the factors within the eco- System, through the use of various electronic and printed media and incorporation and environmental issues in the formal education system at all levels.
- Conduct non-formal environmental education to enhance the knowledge, skill and commitment of the public for improved environmental protection, natural resource conservation and utilization through seminars, workshops and exhibitions etc.
- Promote informal awareness raising activities through production of promotional materials such as magazine, news letter, brochure, leaflet, poster etc.
- Organize and conduct environmental training to enhance the skill of professionals engaged in environmental protection and management.
- Conduct awareness raising campains through celebration of environment days such as World Environment Day, Desertification Day, Africa Environment Day, etc.
Environmental Education Sub Target Implementation Strategy

Five years plan of action
1. National Environmental awareness implementation srategy will be developed by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority. The necessary budget for the development of the strategy will be solicited from the government.
2. Regional Environmental Protection Bureaus will develop their strategy based on the national strategy.
3. Environmental Education and awareness guidelines will be prepared by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority and Regional Bureaus will prepare their own guidelines based on their current specific situation.
4. Environmental Education and Awareness action plan which would help to implement the strategy, will be developed by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority. The budget needed for the implementation of the programme will be solicited from the government and other sources.
5. Federal Environmental protection authority will produce awareness raising materials and programmes and disseminate information. Regional bureaus too will produce awareness raising materials and programs. They also disseminate materials sent from Federal EPA to the public and institutions.
6. Regional Bureaus will evaluate Environmental Education and awareness activities and submit yearly report to the Federal Environmental protection Authority.
7. Environmental management training will be provided to regional professionals based on the training needs of the Regions and budget they allocate for training purpose.
8. Regional environmental institutions will establish and strengthen environmental clubs both in schools and outside.
9. Regional Bureaus will evaluate the formal Environmental Education which is delivered from grade 1-4 and incorporate the evaluation result and improve the curriculum accordingly.
10. Environmental Education and awareness program will be transmitted by radio and television and the necessary budget will be allocated for the transmission.
11. National Environmental Education and Awareness promotion program partners? forum and network will be established.
12. Similarly, Regional Environmental Education and Awareness promotion program partner?s forum and network will be established.